Researchers have developed a new serial multiphoton microscopy approach to investigate the motility of podocytes and parietal epithelial cells (PECs) in vivo. Using this technique to visualize glomeruli over several days, Hackl and colleagues showed simultaneous migration of multiple podocytes, PEC-to-podocyte migration, and the presence of nanotubules connecting PECs with podocytes, in mouse models of glomerular injury with fluorescent lineage tags.
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Hackl, M. J. et al. Tracking the fate of glomerular epithelial cells in vivo using serial multiphoton imaging in new mouse models with fluorescent lineage tags. Nat. Med. 10.1038/nm.3405
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Podocyte motility and fate tracking. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 64 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.263
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.263